Archives for October 2008
System #16
Total estimated capital cost $57 million
Total annualized cost $16.9 million/yr
Annual PM2.5 emissions reduced 19,093 tons/yr
Annual PM2.5 emissions remaining 227 tons/yr
Average cost-effectiveness $888/ton
Incremental cost-effectiveness (relative to next most effective alternative) $84,899/ton*
Incremental cost-effectiveness vs. chosen BACT alternative NA
Pollution control cost per MW-hr $8.15/MW-hr
Pollution control cost as percentage of projected power price ($70 per MW-hr) 11.65%
The Board of […]
intgrity..integritie…integraty..whatever.
“For many farmers and ranchers, protecting the land they till hardly means that they have become environmentalists. In fact, seeing environmentalists as potential allies and not enemies has been awkward for many of them.”
In October, 2007, Susan Moran of the New York Times wrote an article about the people who oppose coal plants. She did not […]
Confidentiality Agreement.
“and the principles, affiliates, associates and employees of the City of Great Falls agree as follows:”
That is from the first paragraph of the August 15th 2003 Agreement, signed by two City employees.
First, the Principles, one would think of the elected Mayor and City Commissioners, wouldn’t one?
“No confidentiality agreements were subsequently executed by staff, either personally […]
“On November 2, 2001,
Mike Dennison, a reporter with Petitioner Great Falls Tribune, sought to examine certain documents and information deemed confidential by MPC which MPC had submitted to the PSC for approval.”
A few months later, a District Court ruling.
Note the highlighted portions.
“A state judge has decided that most details of power-purchase agreements negotiated by the former Montana Power […]